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But you probably already know some of our authors through their works translated into English.

The most famous of them is Élisabeth Vonarburg. In the U.S., Bantam published three of her novels, all translated by Jane Brierley : The Silent City, In the Mothers' Land (Philip K. Dick 1993 Jury's Special Award), and The Reluctant Voyagers (1995 Aurora Award). In English Canada, where In the Mothers' Land is known as The Maerlande Chronicles, all three were published under the Tesseract Book imprint, plus Slow Engines of Time, a collection of her short fictions. In the U.K.,The Silent City was published in 1990 by the Women's Press.

We have also published Tyranaël, her five-book series - numbering more then 2000 pages! The saga tells the story of the colonization of the planet Tyranaël, whose native inhabitants mysteriously vanished one century before the arrival of Earthmen, though nobody knows why... or where they went ! This is a magnificent saga boasting complex plots, superb mysteries, a witty sense of wonder, and many unforgettable characters.

Other great authors published by Alire are available in English: Esther Rochon - take a look at The Shell, a remarkable novella translated by David Lobdell for Oberon Press - and Yves Meynard, whose short stories have graced such SF magazines asEdge Detector, On Spec and Tomorrow. His unforgettable fantasy novel The Book of Knights, published by Tor in 1998, is available in french through our catalogue.

Presently, we are publishing several authors not yet available in translation: Jean-Jacques Pelletier (The Apocalypse's Managers), Quebec's best thriller writer, Joël Champetier(White Skin, was made into a movie with numerous prizes for his director and producer Daniel Roby), and Patrick Senécal, described by some critics as the most promising French-language writer of horror and suspense (Sur le seuil was a french blockbuster movie in 2003, and the Weinstein Company is actually working on its remake for US market, 5150, rue des Ormes and The Seven Days of Talion will go under production next fall, and the rights to The Passenger, Aliss, Oniria, and The Void have also been sold).